Univision’s fired host pens apology letter to Michelle Obama: ‘I’m embarrassed’
*So here’s the latest, in case you were keeping score. The Univision host who was fired after he commented that First Lady Michelle Obama “looks like she’s from the cast of ‘Planet of the Apes,’ the movie …, has apologized. In a written statement Rodner Figueroa said he takes responsibility for his words, that he’s not racist, is embarased and asked forgiveness. Here’s the story. VL
Emmy-winning host and fashion expert Rodner Figueroa is apologizing to Michelle Obama for the racist comments he made about her during a show on the Spanish-language network Univision on Wednesday.
Figueroa, who was fired that same day, broke his silence in a letter released Thursday
, offering his most sincere apologies and saying his comments were misinterpreted. During the live broadcast, the 42-year-old said the First Lady “looks like she was from the ‘Planet of the Apes,’
“I would like to clarify that I am not a racist and my comments were in no way directed toward you, but toward the characterization made by the makeup artist,” he wrote in Spanish.
“I am embarrassed, I ask for forgiveness, because there is no excuse for a professional like me to make comments like this that can be misinterpreted as offensive and racist during such a volatile time in our country.”
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